There's a reason why Donna is in demand on 6 continents. She gets results and brings 40+ years of experience in multiple streams of practice to the table.

Donna Karlin has been called a pot-stirrer, thought-shifter, "partner-in-crime" and reality-checker. She's an international speaker, lecturer, author and world-renowned leadership coach (better known as 'The Shadow Coach®'). You will see Donna coach on the run with her clients through the halls of corporate headquarters, government departments and agencies, and political offices in many parts of the world.

Donna works with global leaders to develop the competencies and practices that enable them to meet the challenges of the future. She brings a dynamic, strengths-focused perspective to executive leadership development. Donna is committed to increasing the effectiveness, endurance, and fulfillment of individual leaders and their organizations through work with senior executives, high-potential leaders, and teams.

For high-potentials and leaders alike, she helps clients prepare for high pressure, high stakes, high impact presentations. From keynotes, industrial presentations, presentations to C Suite leaders, a pitch to a buyer or a 5-minute talk on a panel, Donna brings her own personal experience on stage to her work with clients to present as thought leaders, commanding and owning the stage or boardroom.

Donna is a SupporTED Coach, a member of the TED Community who coaches TED Fellows and Senior Fellows, Coach at Uncharted, StartingBloc, The Alliance of Women Directors and the Sundance Institute. She is a member of the Advisory Council of The International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychotherapy (IABMCP), and a Founding Fellow of the Harvard Medical School, Institute of Coaching  (ICPA).

Her work has been written up in Fast Company Magazine, The National Post (Financial Post), The Globe and Mail, The New York Times Business Section, The Boston Globe, and Personal Success Magazine. She has authored numerous books. 

Donna is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from the International Coach Federation, is a Certified Executive Coach from the Center for Executive Coaching, is certified in Organizational Psychology with a focus in Executive Coaching by The Professional School of Psychology and has been certified by the International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychotherapy as a Diplomate in Professional Coaching. She is a Certified Executive Conflict Coach Practitioner, a Certified Tilt 365 Practitioner and as a Tilt 365 Advanced Coach and is certified in the Core Values Index Assessment.

She has a proven track record in developing sustainable leadership.